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with our favorite spots to walk, take in nature so bring your camera.

That’s some “old time” hills wisdom I am told plays a part in

the Fall Colors and Harvest Time of the Ozarks. Weather and temperature play the largest part in our Fall Colors.

Days should hover in the mid 60's and nights in the 30’s and 40’s but not drop below freezing. The Ozark region has been blessed with much needed rain this summer and that fact may increase the color quality. But temperature is the key to the trees cycle. Lower temps send a message to the tree to stop producing chlorophyll (what we see as green) to prepare itself for winter. The Northern States with its flat farm land the colors change more quickly and don’t last quite as long. The Ozarks are quite a different story. We in Baxter and Marion Counties are located in the one of the oldest mountain ranges found in the US, The Ozark Mountains.

We have deep cool valleys along the majestic White and Buffalo Rivers winding between the hillsides. Remember, cooler temperatures trigger the color change process. Changes begin in the valley the lowest point, with the colors slowly working their way up to the warmer sun kissed hillsides. It’s a beautiful site from the rivers or valley to see a rainbow of gold, reds and at the upper most point still summer green. For all the arborist in the crowd…we have Hickory, Maples, Hack berry, Gum Trees, White Oak, Red Oaks…in fact tons of species of Oaks, Beech, Mimosa, Ash, Dogwoods, Red Buds, Walnut to name a few. Each species has a unique internal clock offering change but we also have fir trees that spice up the color pallet with Cedars, Pines, Spruces, and Hemlocks giving a deep green to our

hills and valleys all year long.

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